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by Giles
Sat Jun 15, 2013 2:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Friday June 14th 2013
Replies: 22
Views: 3373

Re: Spoilers For Friday June 14th 2013

I suppose I should add my thoughts to this then :P For some reason I thought that SEDATION with another T wouldn't stem at all, so I was staring at SEDATION for the whole 30s. I hate double T nines. Then in R13 I had BUTTIES written down, but thought it was too much of a slang word to be in the dict...
by Giles
Thu May 09, 2013 9:56 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Friday 3rd May 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 38)
Replies: 1
Views: 954

Re: Friday 3rd May 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 38)

Thomas Carey wrote: Giles makes a joke about tomatoes,
Why did the tomato blush?
Because he saw the salad dressing.
by Giles
Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:26 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684061

Re: Ask Graeme?

Further, I got the same number of conundrums right as Jack (Hurst) and the same number of nines. Was my score larger than his just because of more favourable letters (and of course the format change)? Jack 'only' got 6 conundrums actually, whereas you got 7. This plus the format change is more than...
by Giles
Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684061

Re: Ask Graeme?

and seeing where I and The Typhoon fit in to the grand scheme of things *where The Typhoon and me (pretty sure it's accusative not nominative) I'm curious about a few things. First of all, I calculated my maxes after recording and I'm pretty sure I got 93, so can someone/Andy recheck that please? O...
by Giles
Mon Apr 15, 2013 8:41 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 15th April 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 25)
Replies: 1
Views: 685

Re: Monday 15th April 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 25)

I rather liked this game. In the first round, I heard Susie mutter "I bet Giles has this 9" to Richard, so that helped my confidence a bit more. Then in the first numbers, Susie beat me by doing the more obvious (75+3+1)*(6+4)+5. I was unfortunately nowhere near SPUNKIER for some reason, I...
by Giles
Sat Apr 13, 2013 12:26 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For 8 out of 10 Does Countdown (12th April 2013)
Replies: 26
Views: 3906

Re: Spoilers For 8 out of 10 Does Countdown (12th April 2013

Jon O'Neill wrote:I thought it was great, and I also think Jon Richardson is octochamp material.
Not if he misses "easy" 9s like STEADINGS.
by Giles
Fri Apr 12, 2013 4:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Friday 12th April 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 24)
Replies: 10
Views: 3747

Friday 12th April 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 24)

Hello there, this is my first ever recap so I hope I don't muck the obvious things up. In 2008 I may have asked to write a recap but I literally had no idea what was going on then. So hopefully I can improve upon that! Side-note: Today's episode is number 5678 . Take a few minutes to appreciate this...
by Giles
Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:38 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday April 11th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 23)
Replies: 18
Views: 5881

Re: Spoilers for Thursday April 11th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim

How many points per game does Giles average? Dunno but why haven't you commented that he doesn't look away from the conundrum scramble straight away when he buzzes? Currently on 603 overall, so 120.6 right now. And truthfully, I do solve the conundrum before I buzz. I just want to make sure the let...
by Giles
Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:18 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Wednesday 10th April 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 22)
Replies: 9
Views: 2818

Re: Wednesday 10th April 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 22)

Round 1: I A E "W" N R A D S C1: NAIADES (7) C2: wainers OT: ARANEIDS (8) Score: 7–0 (max 8) A nice start from Giles, as Nick seems to say wailers, then spells wainers, both wrong either which way. :roll: :P :oops: NOTE: The "W" is actually an upside "M", so a possible...
by Giles
Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:03 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Wednesday 10th April 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 22)
Replies: 9
Views: 2818

Re: Wednesday 10th April 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 22)

James Robinson wrote: Hmmm, still no maths maximum from the contestants, but a

"but a..." what? what?

I imagine it's "a nice perfect solve from Rachel or something".
by Giles
Wed Apr 10, 2013 8:49 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Tuesday 9th April 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 21)
Replies: 3
Views: 983

Re: Tuesday 9th April 2013 (Series 68, Prelim 21)

Jack Worsley wrote:. He's a research annalist for the civil service.

Does he research various annals? Or is he an analyst? ;)
by Giles
Wed Apr 10, 2013 12:41 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday April 9th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 21)
Replies: 19
Views: 5177

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday April 9th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 21

Question - are you leaning right over the desk because that's the only position where you can see the in-desk display, or for another reason (concentration or whatever)? Usually when I work at school and stuff I lean forward like that just cos it's my natural position. I can see the display fine fr...
by Giles
Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:16 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday April 9th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 21)
Replies: 19
Views: 5177

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday April 9th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 21

Erm I don't think anyone has noticed this but Zulfi declared PINNER in the NAPROXEN round. Amazingly, PINNER isn't in the ODE. Might need to point that out to the recap writer.

http://www.apterous.org/lexplorer.php?word=pinner
by Giles
Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:10 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday April 9th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 21)
Replies: 19
Views: 5177

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday April 9th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 21

Mark Ivey wrote:Here's how I did against Giles and Zulphi
I think his name was Zulfi Ebrahim. Yeah I noticed too that the camera people didn't show his nameplate fully at the start.

And I was a little annoyed at there being that weird darrenic 8. I think it has come up on apterous for me once last year.
by Giles
Mon Apr 08, 2013 3:09 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday April 8th 2013
Replies: 17
Views: 4127

Re: Spoilers For Monday April 8th 2013

SPOILERS HERE (the text is white) During the 530 round, I was stuck on using 125*4 to get it, as with the previous round. I really didn't see the obvious way of 106*5 or 600-75-4-1. Well, I only missed getting 117 (biggest margin ever) :(
by Giles
Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:44 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday April 3rd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 19)
Replies: 25
Views: 5768

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday April 3rd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim

Thanks all for the very nice comments :) At the very start of the recording I was understandably rather nervous, and that difficult numbers rather threw me. My declaration was rather last minute (or last second). I was pleased with most of the other rounds though. But I did feel some sympathy for Je...
by Giles
Tue Apr 02, 2013 5:33 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday April 2nd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 18)
Replies: 13
Views: 4001

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday April 2nd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 18

Andy Platt wrote:R7 BMOAOPIRR, take away the I and add an E for a painful sounding nine ;)
I was in the studio and so hoping it would come up. But it didn't :(
by Giles
Mon Apr 01, 2013 2:02 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday April 1st 2013
Replies: 14
Views: 4548

Re: Spoilers For Monday April 1st 2013

PEEPUL was a nice 6 in R2.
by Giles
Sat Mar 30, 2013 2:27 am
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Friday 29th March (Series 68, Prelim 16)
Replies: 2
Views: 870

Re: Friday 29th March (Series 68, Prelim 16)

Nice debut Peter, and well done with the first numbers. My first numbers game was well...
Better not say just yet.
by Giles
Fri Mar 29, 2013 3:12 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday March 29th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 16)
Replies: 27
Views: 3201

Re: Spoilers for Friday March 29th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 16

Stephen Coen ‏@StephenCoen1 14m

Just got a 9 letter word watching countdown, college is paying off, lecturer be so proud #winning

Was there a 9? And what did this person think it might have been?
by Giles
Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:46 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday March 28th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 15)
Replies: 34
Views: 5094

Re: Spoilers for Thursday March 28th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim

Adam Gillard wrote:I also liked how Bob said he had 10 when Andy declared 9. Has that happened much before?
I think in one of Kirk's game the opponent joked and said 10. He was also the opponent who went 4L at the end and beat Kirk to the conundrum!
by Giles
Sat Mar 16, 2013 11:40 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684061

Re: Ask Graeme?

In how many series has the number 1 seed lost the quarter-final against the number 8 seed?
by Giles
Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:33 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
Replies: 243
Views: 55887

Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP

So when will tickets be available and what is the email address for them? That Sunday means I might actually be able to go!
by Giles
Wed Apr 04, 2012 4:36 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: 'Gevin's Delight' Tournament 2012
Replies: 65
Views: 18899

Re: 'Gevin's Delight' Tournament May-June 2012 - enter here

In please.
by Giles
Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:31 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Classic Aptochat moments
Replies: 222
Views: 145083

Re: Classic Aptochat moments

2011-02-26 15:02:10 Robin McKay and Apterous Prune missed a 9 from NFHSAEOLT; can you spot it? 2011-02-26 15:02:24 Giles Hutchings says: halfstone 2011-02-26 15:02:33 Paul Howe got a bronze pencil for HALFTONE! 2011-02-26 15:02:40 James Nguyen says: halfstone? 2011-02-26 15:02:40 The 9 from NFHSAEOL...
by Giles
Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday December 14th 2011
Replies: 48
Views: 8644

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday December 14th 2011

I definitely agree with Andy's thoughts. I mean, if Carl and his girlfriend were winding Mark up deliberately the night before, then maybe there was some threatening going on... (Carl does have big arms) or I'm just running away with myself too much. And with the 5 second gap when SLOPPED was declar...
by Giles
Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:43 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Cheating: What it is, and why you shouldn't do it
Replies: 257
Views: 196026

Re: Cheating: What it is, and why you shouldn't do it

Can Eddie Leach be checked out? His games have seemed ok up to now, where a CSW solver is blatantly obvious.
by Giles
Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:49 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Episode Archives
Replies: 5
Views: 1114

Re: Countdown Episode Archives

In one of these posts, someone said that he watched epsiodes of Countdown on his mp4 player.
Unless he uploaded these himself then he got them of the Internet somewhere.
by Giles
Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:25 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Episode Archives
Replies: 5
Views: 1114

Countdown Episode Archives

Where can you find all the episodes of Countdown? Does anyone have the link?
It would be grately appreciated as I can do a recap on those episodes.
R.I.P. Richard
by Giles
Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Nicole HUTCHINGS!!!! & How do you become a recapper?
Replies: 16
Views: 2921

Nicole HUTCHINGS!!!! & How do you become a recapper?

Hey, I'm Giles Hutchings, a new member and I searched on this site for my mum, Nicole. When I found some replies, her surname was HUTCHENS. Anyway, just trying to let people know. I just found this website after weeks of searching for countdown related things. BTW WHO ARE THE NEW HOSTS? BTW well don...